(((((guy111)))), when we love another person and that other person hurts us badly, it's very hard to trust in loving again. As a result a person can get caught in between wanting to love someone and yet at the same time wonder if it's actually "safe" to do so. Being hurt by someone we thought we could love can leave us feeling insecure in ourselves on a very deep level. That's part of the challenge when it comes to talking about it or even writing it down.

We have and experience emotions for a reason, and it can most definitely leave us with a lasting fear. The ugly truth is that sometimes another person isn't really capable of appreciating and respecting another person's love. There are times another person misses things that are deeply important to us, sometimes they are simply not things that are as important to the other person. That can be hard on anyone, especially when they are passionate about something.

It's unfortunate that when ptsd develops, it can contribute to a person's challenge anytime something reminds them of that hurt. Truth is, there are life experiences that can hurt deeply and given that we are designed to record these hurts, we can become extra sensitive even when it's not wanted.